Woodfibre Substation
Woodfibre Substation is an electrical substation in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia. Woodfibre Substation is situated nearby to the nature reserve Tantalus Landing Marine Site, as well as near East Shore Watts Point Recreation Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Watts Point volcanic centre.
Watts Point volcanic centre
Volcano
The Watts Point volcanic centre is a small outcrop of Pleistocene age volcanic rock at Watts Point in British Columbia, Canada, about 10 kilometres south of Squamish and 40 kilometres north of Vancouver, and just north of Britannia Beach. Watts Point volcanic centre is situated 4 km southeast of Woodfibre Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodfibre and Lions Bay-Britannia Beach.
Woodfibre
Locality
Woodfibre, originally Britannia West, was a pulp mill and at one time a small company town, on the west side of upper Howe Sound near Squamish, British Columbia. The mill closed in March 2006.
Lions Bay-Britannia Beach
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stretching along the eastern shore of Howe Sound, Lions Bay to Britannia Beach is a series of small communities and parks offering some gorgeous views, outdoor recreation and 30 km of some of the most spectacular driving in Canada.
Squamish
Squamish is a town of about 20,000 people in the Sea to Sky region of British Columbia half-way between Vancouver and Whistler. Squamish calls itself "the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada" due to the abundant rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, golf, fishing, kayaking, bouldering, white-water rafting, horseback riding, scuba diving and other activities readily available in the area.
Woodfibre Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.66712° or 49° 40′ 2″ northLongitude
-123.25469° or 123° 15′ 17″ westOperator
BC HydroOpen location code
84XRMP8W+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 552229755
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Highlights include Woodfibre Falls and Xanadru.
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